Section 55, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) An aircraft shall not fly or operate in Sierra Leoneunless a valid certificate of airworthiness for that aircraft is - (a) issued by the Director-General under this Act if it is an aircraft registered in Sierra Leone; (b) issued by a State in which the aircraft is registered; or 54 55 Airmen licence or certificate. Airworthiness certificate. (c) issued by the State of the operator. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an aircraft may fly within Sierra Leone without a certificate of airworthiness if it is - (a) a glider not being used for the commercial air transport of passengers or aerial work other than aerial work which consists of the giving of instructions in flying or the conducting of flying tests in a glider owned or operated by a flying club of which the person giving the instruction or conducting the test and person receiving the instruction are members; (b) a balloon flying on a private flight; (c) a kite; (d) a powered parachute or drone; (e) an aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly issued by the Director-General; or (f) an aircraft flying in accordance with a special fight permit issued by the Director-General. (4) Any person who flies or operates an aircraft which does not have a certificate of airworthiness commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 50,000 United States Dollars or equivalent in Leones or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.